Tuesday, July 31 2018 17:15
Alina Hovhannisyan

In Armenia, electricity generation in the first half of 2018  increased by 1.5% per annum

In Armenia, electricity generation in the first half of 2018  increased by 1.5% per annum

ArmInfo. In Armenia, in the first half of 2018, 3,852.8 million kWh electricity was produced, with annual growth of 1.5%. According to the National Statistical  Service of the Republic of Armenia, in June alone, electricity  generation increased by 7.8% to 615.1 million kWh.

In the first half of 2018, TPPs increased electricity production by  2.2% per annum - to 1,469.5 million kWh. At the same time, HPPs  reduced electricity production by 2% - up to 1,239.2 million kWh.  During the reporting period, the Armenian NPP produced 1,141.1  million kWh of electricity, with annual growth of 0.2%. During the  reporting period, 24 thousand gigajoules of thermal energy were  produced, with an annual growth of 27.7%. Wind power plants produced  1 million kWh of electricity in the reporting period, reducing the  volume in the annual section by 16.7%.

The generation of electricity in Armenia in 2017 amounted to 7,762.9  million kWh, with an annual growth of 6.1%. In particular, TPPs  increased electricity generation by 11.2%, HPPs reduced electricity  generation by 3.5%, Armenian NPP increased generation by 10%.